HARLING BENEFICE

Priest in charge: Benefice in vacancy

Ministry team: Rev’d Caryll Brown 01953 717451 Rev’d Varlie Sheldrake 01953 717404

Both members of our Ministry team are now officially retired and work on a voluntary and part time basis; they both hold the Bishop’s Permission to Officiate at Services within this Diocese.

East with West Harling, Bridgham with Roudham, Larling and Brettenham

Arrangements for September

To comply with current regulations regarding the opening and use of Church buildings, Churches in this benefice will be open as follows:

East Harling Parish Church: will be open for private individual prayer (in the Lady Chapel only) Monday and Friday 10.00am to 3.00pm

Larling Parish Church: open daily from 10.00am to 4.00pm

Bridgham and Brettenham Parish Churches for now will remain closed.

SUNDAY SERVICES

East Harling Parish Church 9.45am Holy Communion – Benefice Service each Sunday for the foreseeable future

Depending on regulations current at the time, we hope that the Service on Sunday 27th September at 9.45am will be a Harvest Thanksgiving; This will be a simple Service for all the family and with Holy Communion to follow for those who wish.

Bridgham Parish Church Sunday 6th September 2020: 10.30am Service of the Word

*All are welcome* but if you plan to come to any of these services, please let a churchwarden or a Minister know in advance if possible so that appropriate seating can be arranged. Please also arrive in good time as you will need to register your details on arrival.

We have regular meetings on Zoom for: Morning Prayer on Monday at 10.00am and Evening Prayer on Friday at 5.00pm. The ID numbers and passwords required to join these meetings are subject to change so if you would like to join us please call either Caryll or Varlie for the current numbers (telephone numbers see above). Everyone is welcome to join us!

Wednesdays 7.15pm Bible Study: Saturdays 9.30am Prayers: All comers are welcome. . ID numbers and Passwords for these two meetings are available from Stuart 01953 714900

It is possible to join the Zoom meetings by telephone if you do not have internet access. Just dial 02034 815240 and use the relevant meeting ID and password when prompted.

METHODIST CHAPEL

WHITE HART STREET CARMELITE MONASTERY CHAPEL (ROMAN CATHOLIC)

6th Sept 6.30pm Until Soul cafe resumes we PUBLIC WORSHIP will have our own service. Daily Mass 8.00am 13th Sept 6.30pm HARVEST FESTIVAL Rev

David Ely Sunday Mass 10.30am

20th Sept 6.30pm - until Harling praise Holy Days 8.00am

resumes we will have our own service For further information contact: 27th Sept 6.30 pm - We all join David & Gerda Bailey (01953) 717639 for their HARVEST celebrations.

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OCCASIONAL SERVICES:

Weddings and Baptisms: Please contact Rev’d Caryll Brown (01953 717451) with any enquiries.

Funerals: During lockdown funerals have taken place either at the graveside or in a crematorium. Now that the church buildings are opening up for worship it may be possible to hold small services in church but numbers attending the service will have to be limited, depending on the layout and size of the church. Social distancing has to be observed and no singing is currently permitted although music can be played.

Holy Heaps?? ~ Parish Registers ~ At a loose end one day during lockdown I decided to try my BAPTISM hand at baking some cakes for tea. As a departure from the usual sponge or fruit cake I thought I’d make some fat rascals. Welcomed into God’s family: This would be the first time I had ever made them but I had Winnie HOBBS who was Baptised in East Harling Church on once bought them from a famous bakery in Harrogate. My 2nd August 2020 efforts were not quite in the same class but nonetheless tasty!

What are fat rascals you may ask? FLOODLIGHTING Apparently they are believed to have originated in Yorkshire and are similar to Northumberland ‘singing hinnies’ and ‘turf Requests to sponsor the floodlighting of East Harling Church cakes’ which were cooked on a griddle over a fire. Charles are still accepted and should be posted/delivered in writing Dickens mentioned them in his writing of 1859.They are a to: cross between a scone and a rock cake and in no way can be The Rev’d Varlie Sheldrake, 12 Kemps Barns, East Harling. called dainty! NR16 2TS For such a traditional cake there will Please make sure your requests are clearly written, include be several recipes and the following the date and add your name and contact number in case of is the version I followed. It is not the any queries. Donation of minimum £5/night should be same as the one used by “Bettys” of enclosed. Cash preferred, please, during the current situation. Harrogate, the bakery which popularised them and gave them the A big THANK YOU to those who have continued to name ’Fat Rascals’; that name and sponsor the Floodlighting of recipe is now protected by copyright East Harling Church. so given my profession I shall call my cakes “Holy Heaps”. Several people have asked me for a recipe – so here Opportunities for Worship via the Internet and BBC it is:

Several Sunday Services are ‘live streamed’. Take your pick; Heat an oven to 200’C and prepare a greased baking tray. these include a regular Sunday Service on Facebook each week from 9.00am but still available later. Ingredients: 100g butter 250g plain flour Catch up on these weekly services at. 75g currants https://www.churchofengland.org/more/media- 50g mixed candied citrus peel centre/church-online From the Church of , these 1½ teaspoon baking powder services are from a wide variety of sources and usually well 75g caster sugar worth viewing. 150ml sour cream, milk or crème fraiche ______1 beaten egg Glace cherries and blanched almonds to Thanks decorate.

Peggy Wilson and family wish to thank all the caring and Method sympathetic friends and neighbours for their cards, flowers, telephone calls and thoughtful gestures during the time of Rub the butter into the flour, mix in the remainder of the dry Hugh’s death and since. Thank-you also for all your ingredients and fruit. Extra spices can be added to the mixture generous donations to the Dogs Trust in his memory. if liked. Stir in the beaten egg and use sufficient cream to form a sticky but firm dough. Using your hands, form into balls and Grateful thanks on behalf of the team at CONTACT for the place on the baking sheet; don’t try to use a cutter. Size is your donation made to us from Peggy. Ed. choice – 3-4 inches is about right. Decorate with glace cherries ______and blanched almonds if you wish.

Bake for approximately 20 minutes until golden brown. Wednesday Bible Study Group Best eaten warm, split and buttered, with a nice cup of

We recommence our studies on Wed 9th September on the Yorkshire theme “Prayer”. We will be using a study booklet written by Varlie Sheldrake Bill Hybels called Opening your heart to God. ______

Please do join us on Zoom if you can. Contact Stuart for further information on 714900 5 ______

Curates Corner – September 2020

From the Rev. Frank Howard, a retired Priest with permission to take services in Diocese and who normally worships at East Harling Church

Have you fond memories of Harvest celebrations in years gone by?

Some will remember school celebrations in the past with children heavily involved. Others will recall Harvest Thanksgiving services in Church singing familiar hymns and the building decorated with a variety of fruit and vegetables as well as flowers.

But did you know that in the history of the Christian Church this is a relatively modern innovation? Nowadays in the words of the hymn we give thanks that “all is safely gathered in” - even though the sugar beet harvest in the twenty first century is far from complete!! Celebration of the harvest is now done at the end of harvest. But this only dates from around 250 years ago.

Before that the big occasion for thanksgiving was the beginning of the harvest. This was true too in Biblical times. Prior to the start of harvest in those days was a hungry time. Stores from the last harvest might be running low. Everyone waited with eager anticipation for the first fruits of the harvest when they could eat again more adequately. The great day for this was Lammas Day on August 1st.

But now we have regular supplies of food through good storage and imports from other countries. So we give thanks when the harvest is complete (more or less).

How Churches will observe Harvest Thanksgiving this year will not be easy due to Covid 19.

But we can all take the opportunity to be thankful that from God’s good creation we have enough to eat – while we also remember in our prayers those who produce our food and those who are starving or under nourished.

Yet it would be good at harvest time to give thanks for so much more. Coronavirus has affected all of us. Many have died, more have known bereavement, lots have suffered ill health. Loneliness has been the lot of some. All of us will have known frustration. In the midst of that let us be thankful for many of the good things in this life – as well as in the life to come. Spend a few minutes listing what we should be thankful for. Perhaps write them down.

If you believe in God turn them into a prayer of thanks. If you do not believe in our wonderful God you can still still be thankful!!

Frank Howard

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Become an eco warrior!! Creating a Compost heap and managing it

I am well aware that some of you may know all about the benefits of composting garden waste. However in these ecologically aware times many may not appreciate that it’s not just garden waste you can compost. A compost heap is also a great way to turn waste material from your kitchen and home office too into lovely wholesome compost to put back on your garden. Up to 60% of your household waste is organic and can be recycled which also saves on the amount of rubbish going to landfill. In addition you will be doing your HARLING OLD SCHOOL VILLAGE HALL bit for wildlife. A compost heap provides a satisfying feast for School Lane, East Harling, , NR16 2LU woodlice and worms, and in turn can be a brilliant home for toads, slow-worms and even grass snakes. You can purchase a readymade compost bin, or make your own using suitable timber or wooden pallets lashed together at the corners. Ideally you need a removable side so you can access the rotted compost from underneath once it is ready for use. The best bin for wildlife is one made from slatted GOOD NEWS wood, which means that wildlife can clamber in and out of the heap. HARLING OLD SCHOOL VILLAGE HALL Have a small bin on the side of the kitchen sink into which WILL REOPEN ON 1ST SEPTEMBER you can collect vegetable peelings, fruit and vegetable scraps, fruit peels, bread scraps, coffee grounds and filters, Numbers attending activities will be limited to tea bags, egg shells, cut flowers, food-soiled paper (napkins, ensure the health and safety of everyone at the paper towels). Don’t put in avocado stones or peach or Hall. Not all groups will start again immediately nectarine stones as they take for ever to rot. . Avoid adding cooked foods or leftovers particularly meat, dairy products or and some not until 2021. Contact your activity pet waste, as these can attract rats to your compost bin. organiser for information about your group’s intended reopening date. Save your newspapers, shredded paper from your office waste bin, and bits of cardboard from packaging too to add in The Hall will be available for hire again but strict to the brown layer in your compost heap. If you are adding guidelines will need to be followed – for more window envelopes remove the plastic windows before shredding. Don’t add shiny paper as the inks can contain information, please contact the booking clerk ( nasty chemicals put these and magazines in the recycle bin.

During lockdown, our volunteer maintenance Feed your compost bin with a mix of green materials (kitchen team have been cleaning and redecorating the waste, grass cuttings and weeds) and brown materials Hall. We have followed all the Government (sticks, fallen leaves, dried grass, wood chippings, shredded paper and cardboard). Spread the brown and green layers Guidelines regarding measures to ensure the Hall very thinly as the finer the material is the quicker it will rot is COVID compliant. Every activity will have a risk down thus building up the temperature inside which will kill off assessment. Toilets, hard surfaces, chairs and any weed seeds. tables for example will need to be cleaned before and after each opening. Attendees will need to You need to water the heap during dry periods and if you wish you can cover it to prevent it getting sodden, ideally a leave their name and contact number and must compost heap needs to be moist but not saturated with water. not enter the Hall if they have any possible One tip is to cover the heap with a piece of old carpet or some symptoms of Coronavirus. wood. When you lift your carpet lid gently you will hopefully see legions of woodlice, scurrying centipedes, tiny, leaping We plan to start the popular coffee mornings but springtails and even slow-worms all of which provide an à la initially they will have to be by invitation only so carte menu for hedgehogs, frogs and toads! that we can control the numbers we are allowed to The compost can be ready for use in less than a year if you have in the Hall at any one time. also turn the material occasionally to give the bacteria active Obviously everything will not be as it was before in rotting down the plant material an oxygen boost. Generally the pandemic and our activities will be reduced if you just keep adding layers and make sure it is moist but and restricted. However, it is a start on the long not slimy until the bottom layers have turned into a fine road to “normality” and providing a hub for the crumbly soil it is ready to go. Use it to top dress flower beds, village community spread it on your lawn and add it to your house plant pots, it’s a great fertilizer and will revitalise the whole garden. Also you

can give yourself a pat on the back for helping the Keep safe and well environment, helping wildlife and helping yourself by saving

money purchasing soil conditioners, commercial compost

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COVID-19 cold caller warning Scam Alert - Fake listings for holiday accommodation –Summer 2020 As communities come together to support one another during Travel restrictions, the the coronavirus outbreak, police requirement for self- are urging people to be vigilant isolation for 14 days on to scammers and bogus return from many holiday officials. destinations and in some cases self-isolation on This comes after cold-callers arrival in one or two targeted an elderly countries have deterred resident who was telephoned by people from travel overseas someone claiming he was calling from ‘Southern Electric’. during the pandemic. Instead many people are choosing to The caller stated that they would visit the resident’s home at plan for a staycation. This has led to people booking places midday and in exchange for a cash payment of £520 a credit to stay in Norfolk via Facebook adverts, which has been of £5,000 would be put onto the resident’s electricity bill ‘as exploited by criminals who are creating fake adverts for part of us helping people though the Coronavirus outbreak’. accommodation. When the resident visited the bank to withdraw the money bank staff prevented the withdrawal. One Norfolk resident has lost £350 after booking a holiday cottage via a fake advert. The resident was informed on the Residents are urged to be vigilant and take the normal morning of their holiday that the previous occupants of the precautions when dealing with cold-callers. cottage had tested positive for Covid-19 and that their booking could therefore not go ahead. The Facebook advert Advice: was then removed and the resident was unable to make further contact and request a refund. Vulnerable people will be most at risk so we ask that people protect themselves and relatives and neighbours who could The advert requests that payment is made via bank transfer become victims. rather than through a booking site or other secure payment method. If a bank transfer is your only option for payment, this Only accept help off people you know and trust. should set alarm bells ringing. You should be especially cautious if you’re asked to pay directly into a private Never deal with unexpected cold callers. individual’s bank account.

Do not give your credit or debit card details – give cash and Popular holiday booking websites such as Airbnb and Holiday ask for a receipt. Give them a shopping list in your budget Lettings are a great place to find accommodation at a You do not have to agree to anything you don’t feel reasonable price. Most listings are genuine, but scammers comfortable with. have figured out that they can use the popularity of these sites to dupe people and make some quick cash. Scammers use Police, health workers and others would not call at your house these sites to set up fake listings with enticing deals for to test for coronavirus or ask for money regarding swanky getaways. A key tactic to look out for is that they will investigations. often try to get you to pay for your stay outside of the official website. Avoid any listing that asks you to pay by bank Check the person calling at your door has valid identification, transfer or outside the internal system. especially if they are dressed in uniform. If a bank transfer is your only option for payment, this should Do not transfer any money across to someone who calls you set alarm bells ringing. You should be especially cautious if over the phone, banks will not ask for your personal security you’re asked to pay directly into a private individual’s bank details. account. Not only does this show no bank is prepared to provide credit card facilities, but – if you’re dealing with a Do not trust anyone asking for money transfers or cash over scammer – it will be almost impossible to get your money the phone. back. Paying by direct bank transfer means your money will be very difficult to trace should something go wrong and is Do not make shopping purchases from a company or person not refundable. Wherever possible, pay by credit card or a you do not know and trust. debit card. If you feel confident it’s not a scammer and you’re willing to make payment to the individual, make sure you use Use a credit card to pay to protect yourselves. a secure payment site like PayPal.

If you feel in immediate danger call 999 or if you know If you’re on holiday booking sites such as Airbnb or Holiday someone is vulnerable and has been a victim of fraud, please Lettings, you should never pay by bank transfer. Always use contact Norfolk Police on 101 or Action Fraud the internal site system to pay. at www.actionfraud.police.uk or call 0300 123 2040. Find further advice on the WHICH? Web site freely available You can report scams and suspicious telephone cold calls to Trading Standards via the Citizens Advice consumer helpline https://www.which.co.uk/consumer-rights/advice/how-to- on freephone 0808 223 1133 spot-a-holiday-scam ______

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Small UK Charity ‘SARAID’ makes big impact in Beirut search and rescue teams within country including @Fire International Disaster Response and teams from France, The On 4 August 2020 shortly after 18:00 (15:00 GMT), a Netherlands, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany and warehouse storing nearly 3000kg of ammonium nitrate and Italy utilising their engineering experience gained from fireworks exploded in the port of Beirut in Lebanon. The working in disaster zones. They paired them with highly explosion was so powerful the United States Geological professional and proficient local structural engineers to carry Survey detected it as a seismic event of magnitude 3.3, and out these rapid assessments. SARAID was supported in the it was felt in Turkey, Syria, Israel and parts of Europe, and field remotely by their UK-based Engineering Support Team. was heard in Cyprus more than 250 km (160 miles) away. It In tandem with the DACC, SARAID worked with the is thought to be one of the most powerful non-nuclear Lebanese authorities on a damage assessment coordination explosions in history, with the blast wave levelling the majority framework, and the procedures and criteria with which to carry out these assessments. There were 4 key areas of work to coordinate:- coordination of assessors, procedural/legal framework, technical building assessment and data management. The latter involved building partnerships between UN Habitat, Map Action and Geospatial Insight to allow the interrogation of data collected across multiple platforms to be used in a way that will aid the future demolition, repair and reconstruction work of Beirut going forward.

Alongside this work, SARAID operated a Quick Reaction Cell (QRC), to be called upon 24/7 to respond to any Urban Search and Rescue requests for assistance. The QRC received two callouts for assistance, giving support to those with local responsibility. SARAID also assisted further with providing future sustainability by offering training. One workshop involved training members of the Lebanese Army in Sectorisation techniques. The second workshop involved imparting the knowledge gained, the tools created and the recommendations going forward to continue the rapid assessment work. What legacy does SARAID leave behind? SARAID produced a detailed report of formal recommendations for the of buildings near the port and causing extensive damage over Governor of Beirut and the Municipality Chief Engineer on much of Beirut, home to over two million people. Within the successfully conducting Lebanese-led Damage Assessment port area, the explosion destroyed a section of coastline and Coordination after SARAID’s demobilization and closure of left a crater approx. 124m in diameter and 43m in depth. the Damage Assessment Coordination Centre. The intention Properties were structurally damaged by the blast up to 10km was, and is, to not to leave the Lebanese people on their own from the epicentre. Hospitals already dealing with the global in the coming weeks, months, years. SARAID proposed to Covid-19 pandemic, were quickly overwhelmed. With 180 maintain a long-term relationship with the Authorities of deaths, more than 6,000 injuries, and over 300,000 people Beirut, to continue capacity-building in aspects of emergency displaced, the International Response Community responded response and damage assessment. This was very well quickly, and came together to assist. received, and our hope is to return to assist with this work in

Among those to offer immediate assistance was SARAID the weeks, months, years ahead. In the meantime, we will (Search and Rescue Assistance in Disasters). We are a UK continue our ongoing partnership with the Authorities of based charity & NGO dedicated to trying to save the lives of Beirut from our base in the UK. innocent victims of disaster, with the moto “we shall either What next for SARAID? We are a small charity with a big find a way, or make one”. SARAID is registered with the presence. Our team of dedicated, highly trained unpaid United Nations International Search and Rescue Advisory volunteers are on standby 24/7, every single day of the year, Group (UN INSARAG) and are members of the European to provide emergency disaster response in the UK and Association of Civil Protection Volunteer Teams (EVOLSAR) Worldwide. All of our members give their time voluntarily to and the UK International Voluntary Rescue Alliance train and deploy. Our members come from all walks of life and (UKIVRA). With the capability to offer Urban Search and train for 2 years to become operational members of the IRT. Rescue, engineering (structural damage assessments) and SARAID provides its services absolutely free of charge to any medical support, our offer of assistance was accepted country that asks for assistance, and receives no through the partnership of Operation Florian, Save the Government funding. Two key tasks continue throughout the Children and the British Embassy in Beirut. Within 48 hours year to ensure that we can continue the valuable work we do: Recruitment – we could not do what we do without our we had sent 6 person team of volunteer members from our International Response Team, (IRT) arriving in Beirut on 6 members, and recruitment is essential to ensure we have the August, who immediately began work to assess the situation. capacity of USAR Technicians, Engineers and Medical Staff They were quickly followed by a further team of 5 IRT we need (we are currently actively recruiting suitably trained members, who joined them on 8 August. medical staff including doctors, paramedics and nurses); Fundraising – we are a charity, and 100% of all monies SARAID, after liaising with the local government set up and donated goes directly to support the work we do; we rely on ran a Damage Assessment Coordination Centre (DACC). both public donations and corporate sponsorship. Please visit Through the DACC, SARAID coordinated rapid building www.saraid.org to find details of r fundraising opportunities u assessments.to determine those buildings that were can donate via https://Justgiving.com/fundraising/saraid- inhabitable, restricted or uninhabitable to allow for the beirut relocation of residents / tenants and speed the process of ______works to be completed. SARAID brought together international engineers, drawn from international urban

News From Brettenham Mary Wright at least I now know why I have so many rabbits on the lawn!!!! The last few weeks have proved to be quite eventful ones here at Brettenham The heavy rain that fell last Sunday which so many of us in the Benefice will have had, hopefully nobody had On Monday we had a visitor who is a leading light in houses etc flooded, meant that a great deal of soil was weeds and other wild flowers visit the farm and whilst washed down the field in one area of the farm close to standing waiting for Peter to arrive, she happened to , revealing a rather large unexploded bomb, look down, as she would and low and behold noticed the field would have originally been part of the wartime that growing very close to her feet was Filago vulgaris Snarehill airfield – The Police had to be informed, the – Common Cudweed - well she was delighted and Bomb Squad arrived early the following morning, along started to look around and saw that we had even more with diggers and all the necessary equipment to deal clumps of Common Cudweed. This plant had never with the bomb. After consideration, a deep pit had to be been noticed before as it likes to be treated roughly and excavated away from the site of the said bomb, sand does not require anything from man and certainly does added and then the troublesome item was very gently not attract any attention to itself. As you can see from removed to the site and detonated, leaving an area the below photograph it would not win any prizes in the which is now having to be tidied and returned to a safe cat walk stakes.!!! state – another reason that you need to keep your eyes open here, there & everywhere when in you are in the Brecks.

The Church is still closed, although the graveyard has had another headstone added to complete the line of graves to the East of the building. These stones can remind us of loved ones as well as encourage us all to be considerate to our fellow people in these trying days and weeks ahead. Thoughts of those folks from this village and the surrounding areas who may have been wounded or sadly lost their lives during the wars and were remembered so respectfully and emotionally

through the VJ commemorations held earlier this month It is generally not found in this area and is an annual should be a reminder to us all how precious life is. which is ‘near threatened’ in Great Britain, all very interesting & exciting. The weather reliant cereal harvest has been completed and the mammoth millet is continuing to grow, hopefully Another plant which has been growing on our driveway ready for combining in late September. The sugar beet at home for the duration of the summer and originally harvester is being prepared to start gobbling the acres did not appear to be doing anything, nobody seemed of beet which will be lifted during the Autumn and to know what it was, although it kept getting taller & Winter before being hauled to Bury St Edmunds.

The agricultural cultivations have begun again, although there will be many acres left as stubble so that it will give cover & feed to the birds through the colder and possibly wintry days before the area is drilled again in the Spring. The wildflower plots and wild bird seed mix areas are starting to die back, the seed-heads etc which are full of food for our feathered friends will remain throughout the winter. The common curlew, a species in danger of extinction as well as the more elusive stone curlews have nested and fledged in several places across the fields, all positives signs that the farm is helping the flora and fauna of the area as well as recognising the continuing seasons of change and agricultural policies. taller and wider & wider, was eventually recognised as Meantime keep safe and well everyone. ‘Wild lettuce’. Lactuca Virosa - If you are able to look it up, it is quite an intriguing plant with odd growth and Mary the tiniest yellow flower at the end of each stem, see photo attached. I am hoping that it might have set seed in the gravel and if it does I might try and plant it out in 14 the borders to see how it behaves when cultivated - but

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BRIDGHAM CHARITIES TRUSTS What's happened to Roudham & Larling Parish Council? These Trusts exist to help any resident of Bridgham who is in

need, hardship or distress. Well, we're still here and we are still meeting! Not physically of course, but the Government has passed the If any money becomes available from the Trusts this year it will necessary legislation for parish councils to meet "virtually" be distributed during November 2020 and we have joined so many others meeting on Zoom. This does unfortunately mean that those who do not use If you wish to make an application please write to any one of the internet are unable to "attend" the meetings, but as the three Trustees named below. they will not be able to read this edition of Contact I know I am talking to a potential audience! Please note that no award can be made without application being received by the end of October 2020. We are no longer required to post notice of meetings in

"some prominent location" in the parish. (We probably All applicants are treated in strictest confidence. didn't get a mob of people gathering around the notice board to see details of the meeting anyway, but that is In exceptional cases other payments can be made during the certainly not to be encouraged today.) But we must and financial year do publish the agenda on the Council website (https://roudhamandlarling-pc.norfolkparishes.gov.uk/) Nita Stammers, 58 The Street NR16 2RS. Tel: 717475 and if you want to attend just let me know Mike Welton, 52 The Street, NR16 2RS. Tel: 717786 ([email protected]) and I will send Jannette Hines, 101 The Street NR16 2AE Tel:718250 joining instructions. ______

We normally meet on the 3rd Thursday of each month, Keep this date free - something to look (the schedule is on the website) but if there is nothing forward to:- important for the Council to discuss, there seems to be little point getting everybody to turn out (even if it is in their own homes) so the scheduled meeting may be canceled. BRIDGHAM VILLAGE BASH So always check for the agenda on the site. SAT. 12TH. JUNE 2021

For people who haven't used Zoom, it is really quite a 6-11PM user-friendly app (or application, as we used to call it). Live music/Hog Roast/Bar etc., etc. Many people find meetings on Zoom better than in the Tickets £5. from Carol on 07539442427 Bridgham & Roudham village hall. You don't have to ______leave home and travel there and back. You can see everybody full face rather than only seeing one councillor's left ear. And if somebody is mumbling and you Norfolk Wildlife Trust, Breckland Local Group can;t hear them properly, the volume is under your own control! We hope you have all stayed safe and have been able to enjoy your gardens and local wildlife in these trying times. So, if you've ever wondered what happens at a council meeting, joining one now is an easy way to find The group took the decision to cancel the whole year’s out. And you won't have to stand up and walk out if you planned events as we thought it would be difficult to maintain social distancing, a lot of the speakers/walk leaders would not feel you can't take any more - a simple click on the exit be available or maybe not willing under the circumstances and button will do it. I can't guarantee that it will be exciting many of our audience are not so young and would be very (much of what we do is routine), but if there is nothing cautious about group meetings, as are we. much on TV, you will be very welcome to come to observe the meeting. and there is always a spot when you can Our events organiser has been very busy rearranging these raise any matter of parish interest, or ask questions, so events for next year, where she has been able and we hope to for that item it is actually interactive. run something every month starting from January. However, as we are finding being said by most organisations; The next scheduled meeting will be on Thursday 17 with constantly changing advice we cannot guarantee to be able to do this. September at 7.30 p.m. (but remember to check for the agenda on the website a few days before). So please look in this publication or on the NWT website for further information in future months. Julian Gibson We look forward to seeing you all in 2021. Clerk to Roudham & Larling Parish Council ______18

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WITHOUT YOUR HELP THIS IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN

Collation takes place on the last Friday of each month and usually only takes around two hours. Please get in touch with the Editor using the email address below, or contacting the team on 01953718658 if you can help. ______FILM CLUB

Following the OSH committee’s very hard work the Hall is now safe for us to return to use, and to start showing films again.

We have completed the risk assessment, allowing for contact tracing and social distancing without compromising the safety of film goers and following data protection guidelines.

We re-open ON TUESAY OCTOBER 6TH We will have social distancing measures in place and we ask everyone to wear face masks whilst entering and leaving the hall. Once seated facing front masks can be removed if wished. The hall will be deep cleaned before and after use. The chairs and tables will be cleaned down before and after use. We will have just the disabled toilet open for all to use and this will also be sanitised before and after use. See below for more information on our first showing! ______

Contact is published monthly by East Harling Parochial Church Council and. items for the October on-line edition should be submitted to the editor by email by 20th September 2020 at the ABSOLUTE LATEST. Please ensure that the sender’s name and address or telephone number is included in all communications. Don’t wait until the last day as we cannot guarantee last minute items will be printed. EDITOR: email [email protected]

TRADE ADVERTISING: contact Juliet Langridge tel: 01953 714900 or email to [email protected]

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